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Yeah Aldo's TDD isn't the greatest. Hominick took him down easily and held him there dominating him from the top. Mendes has gotta get the takedown in the middle of the octagon.

Are you kidding me? Jose Aldo has one of the best TDD in the game. Hominick took him down when Aldo was gassed at the very end. Almost all the time when Aldo even gets taken down, he springs right back up.

I'm not here to condone the blatant cage grab that Aldo did against Mendes, but before that, Aldo stuffed 6 of Mendes' TD attempts, against Frankie he stuffed 9 of 11 (one of them shouldn't even count as a TD), against florian he stuffed 18 of 19 TD attempts, against Faber he stuffed all 9 attempts, and against Mike Brown he stuffed all 4 attempts. The only time we have even seen Aldo on his back for a decent amount of time is right at the end of the fight when his gas tank isn't up to par.

Are you kidding me? Jose Aldo has one of the best TDD in the game. Hominick took him down when Aldo was gassed at the very end. Almost all the time when Aldo even gets taken down, he springs right back up.

I'm not here to condone the blatant cage grab that Aldo did against Mendes, but before that, Aldo stuffed 6 of Mendes' TD attempts, against Frankie he stuffed 9 of 11 (one of them shouldn't even count as a TD), against florian he stuffed 18 of 19 TD attempts, against Faber he stuffed all 9 attempts, and against Mike Brown he stuffed all 4 attempts. The only time we have even seen Aldo on his back for a decent amount of time is right at the end of the fight when his gas tank isn't up to par.

Frankie only gets takedowns bc of his boxing and speed. He's significantly worse than Aldo in both of those areas.

Are you kidding me? Jose Aldo has one of the best TDD in the game. Hominick took him down when Aldo was gassed at the very end. Almost all the time when Aldo even gets taken down, he springs right back up.

I'm not here to condone the blatant cage grab that Aldo did against Mendes, but before that, Aldo stuffed 6 of Mendes' TD attempts, against Frankie he stuffed 9 of 11 (one of them shouldn't even count as a TD), against florian he stuffed 18 of 19 TD attempts, against Faber he stuffed all 9 attempts, and against Mike Brown he stuffed all 4 attempts. The only time we have even seen Aldo on his back for a decent amount of time is right at the end of the fight when his gas tank isn't up to par.

Also ignoring the cage grab, that turn around knee he KO'd Mendes with the last fight was f'ing glorious.

Also what a fantastic birthday present UFC! thanks! I love this fight, and Ive been waiting for the rematch almost since the last fight..

Mendes has been impressive since their first fight. Riding a five fight winning streak and wrecking four straight opponents (three inside the first round) before winning a decision over Lentz. Wasn't there a point where he said he was ill before and/or during the fight?

The first round will likely be slow paced because neither will want to overcommit to anything. Unless Mendes just throws everything at him for the duration of the fight in an attempt to tire him out.